While it’s fairly easy to assess the reasons why Americans are considered to have suffered a “crisis of confidence,” it is more difficult to determine the ways in which American values and policies advanced during that decade. Yet there is always a silver lining; there’s always a way to remember the decade in an optimistic manner. So let’s think about that before drafting a paragraph response to the following prompt.DirectionsPlease provide a minimum 250-word response to the following prompt. Be sure to include specific examples from the text with appropriate citations to support your statements. Your response is worth ten (10) possible points.How can you optimistically assess the 1970s? What beneficial events occurred or what policies did legislators draft that you would consider to be positive? How did aspects of the 1970s shape Americans in ways you consider to be beneficial?
And this is the second one…As you can see from the unit readings there are numerous reasons why historians concur with President Carter’s assessment of an American “crisis of confidence.”DirectionsPlease provide a minimum 150-word response to the following question. Be sure to include specific examples from the text to support your assertions.What do you consider to be the biggest challenge facing Americans as the 1970s ended?
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